: In <mbowen-3003952314100001@mbowen.dialup.access.net> mbowen@panix.com
: (mellow mike) writes:
:
: >i'm not going to get into a discussion about jared taylor. but i'll ask
: >the following simple question. is affirmative action institutional
: racism?
: >if so, is it america's first?
: >
:
: I believe that aff. action springs from a twisted interpretation of the
: Civil Rights Act. But since it has been interpreted this way, it has
: become law.

affirmative action was a concession made to the civil rights leadership in
the national interest. it has evolved to be a general program for racial
integration and economic stimulus.

Do race-based laws = institutional racism?

no. the difference between racial and racist is crucial. it's the
significant difference between being 'color aware' and 'color struck'.
your 'race-based laws' are unclear. underlying purposes are important.

Does the presence
: of a few race-based laws make the whole system racist?

too broad.

: My personal definition of institutional racism is the ability for
: minorities who honestly believe that they have been wronged to perceive
: and label an evil even when no tangible evidence is present.
:

that's foolish. familiarize yourself with case law and thurgood marshall's
testimony before the supreme court. consider regulation in the banking and
insurance industries against redlining. (now under radical republican
attack).

:
: >
: >well let's consider the primacy of rights. obviously private property
: >rights have greater priority in the american legal system, as designed,
: >than human rights.
:
: There was no label "human rights" when the American legal system was
: formed.
:
:
: >the simple case in point was that africans in america
: >were considered, not humans, but property. the same goes for africans as
: >citizens. the history of that is clear. the corrective actions taken
: >against that is also clear.
: >
:
: ok